cofilament

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noun

Any of several filaments bound together

OriginEnglish filament ← Medieval Latin fīlāmentum ← Late Latin fīlō →
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Meanings

nouncofilament (plural cofilaments)

plural cofilaments

  1. Any of several filaments bound together
  2. category theoryA diagram in a category that is indexed by a directed set.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinco-
  7. Englishco-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-
  9. Proto-Italic*fī(s)lom
  10. Latinfīlum
  11. Late Latinfīlō
  12. Medieval Latinfīlāmentum
  13. Englishfilament
  14. Englishcofilament

From co- + filament.

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APA

cofilament. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cofilament

MLA

“cofilament.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cofilament. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cofilament,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cofilament.

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